Head Coach Mike Drahos and the Pitt-Johnstown women's basketball team will play host to the Glenville State (WV) College Pioneers, the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, Tuesday evening in the Sports Center. The non-conference match-up is scheduled to tip-off at 5:30 p.m.
Pitt-Johnstown, 4-3 on the year under 10
th-year
Coach Mike Drahos, opened PSAC Crossover-play with a 54-50 win at Bloomsburg on Dec. 2 behind 16 points from
Peyton Alazaus, 13 points from
Ashley Norling, and 10 points from
Olivia Fasick and a 57-39 setback at East Stroudsburg on Dec. 3. Fasick's 14 points paced Pitt-Johnstown against the Warriors. The Mountain Cats also made the trip to Emmitsburg, MD on Wednesday for an exhibition game against Division I Mount Saint Mary's. Despite the 88-61 loss,
Alazaus hit five-3-pointers and tied for game-high with 19 points, and
Norling added 13 points on 6-10 shooting.
Hayden Taylor also chipped-in eight points for Pitt-Johnstown.
Head Coach Kim Stephens' (6
th-year) Glenville State Pioneers, the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, are 7-1 on the year and ranked eighth in the Division II Coaches' Poll and 18
th in the Division II Sports Information Directors' Poll. Glenville State extended its win streak to four straight games following Wednesday's 103-75 home win over Frostburg State (MD) and Saturday's 89-71 victory at Fairmont State (WV).
Mo Pruitt's double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds and
Aline Fevrier's double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds paced five Pioneers who scored in double figures against the Falcons.
Pitt-Johnstown and Glenville State met last season on Nov. 21 and the Pioneers came away with an 88-54 victory in Glenville, W.Va.
Makalyn Clapper and
Norling each had 15 points and six rebounds, while
Alazaus added 13 points and nine rebounds to pace the Mountain Cats.
Taychaun Hubbard's 21 points and
Re'Shawna Stone's 16 points led four Pioneers who scored in double figures.
The Mountain Cats will be back in action when they host PSAC Crossover doubleheaders with the men's team against West Chester on Sunday and Millersville on Monday. The women will tip-off both doubleheaders at 1 p.m. in the Sports Center.
